Morning everyone. If you’ve been feeling a bit crook recently, you’re not alone. Australia is being hit by a big wave of Covid cases this winter combined with an outbreak of other respiratory illnesses. We also examine some curiously placed ads for the gas industry appearing in news bulletins, the story of Peter Costello being accused of assaulting a reporter at Canberra airport (he says the journalist fell over) and the Australian Border Force apologising to staff.
Plus: an entente not-so-cordiale as British paratroopers landing in Normandy are asked for their passports.